Farm wagon



H. N. HARRISON" FARM WAGON 'June -15 1926. 1,588,414

Filed Feb. 2, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 g Inveninn.

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M Jul/MAM 6% #6 v Patented June 15, 192 6. I

UNITED STATES HA EY N. HARRISON, or wAsH'rA, IowA.

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Application filed February 2, 1925. Serial No.- 6,247.

My invention relates to farm wagons, and itis my purpose to provide wagon of unitary structure when assembled, and which is of simple, durable and inexpensive con struction.

Another object is to provide such a uni-' tary wagon in which the box is permanently fixed to the stringers, and which is especially suited for service about the outbuildings and barns of a farm, particularly in situations where it is desired to drive the wagon very close to the side of a building, or where it is desired to turn around in a short space.

More particularly, it is my object to provide wagon in which the construction of the stringers and axle assembly is simplified and cheape'ned as compared with that of the ordinar wagon. I

Anot er object isto provide a wagon in which the ends of the stringers serve as steps to aid the operator in getting into and out of the wagon. I

Another ObJQCt is to provide a simplified tongue and hound construction for the wagon. I I I I lVith these and other objects in View, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of my device, whereby the objects contemplatedare attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: I I I F ig. 1 is a perspective View ofthe Wagon.

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the wagon, the box being shown in phantom View by means of dotted lines. I I I Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of the rear axle construction, taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2. I I I Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of the same taken on the line 4 1 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view of the front axle and hound construct-ion, taken on the line 55 of Fig; 2. I

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional iew of the same, taken onv the line 66 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view of the same, taken onthe line 77 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 8 is a detail sectional View of the same, taken on the line 88 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a detail sectional view of apertion of the wagon box construction, taken on the line9,-'9 of Fig. 1; I, I I

Fig. 1G is a detail viewillustrating the ax-lei and draw bar connections:

' with. sockets,- s3,- suhstastially erpendicular In constructing my wagon arear axle, 10, oi wood or squared steel 1S'11S 6Cl and provi'dedat its ends with the rear wheels, 11.

The front axle, 12, is similar to the rear axle with the exception ofthe ears, 13, which are formed integral therewith near the ends thereof, as illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8. The front wheels, 14, ar'e preferably of smaller diameter than the rear wheels, 11. Supported on the axle, 12, is what I will call the saddle, 15, of the front axle construction. The saddle, 15, is secured to the axle by means of bolts, 16,' extended through openings in the ears, 13, and connected at their upper ends by yo'kes, 17.

The saddle, 15, is tapered from its central portion to its ends, andat its center, is pro vide'd with a face parallel to the lower edge,

to which is aflixed a fifth wheel ring, 18-. The ring, 18,. has an integrally formed spoke, 19, positioned on its diameter, which parallel to the saddle, 15,- and which rests on the upper edge thereof. -The ring, 18, securedfto the saddle, 15, by means of bolts, 20, shown in dotted lines in F ig'. 6,

having beveled heads, as indicated, and ex- 1 tending centrally through the saddle from the upper to the lower. edge thereof. I

' A; brace, A, having the flat horizontal arms, 21, and the upwardly 'and'outw'ardly inclined arms, 22,- radiating from a common. I

center, is fixed to the lower e'dg'e'of thesaddie, 15, by. means of bolts, 20. In order to space the endsof th e'bo-lts away from the axle, 12', the saddle, 15, is slotted at 23 and the arms, 21, bent upwardly at 24 within the I slots, 28. Bolts, 25, having countersunk heads, secure the ends of the arms, 22', to the ring, 18, at the front and rear thereof. The brace, A, serves to rigidly connect the saddle and fifth wheel ring into a unitary and sturdyconstruction. I

Centered on the spoke, 19', is a stud, 26, having a l'ug,27. An upper fifth wheel ring, 28, is provided having a diainetric spoke,29, in the center of which is a keyhole slot, 30, adapted to receive the stud, 26, when thetwo rings are in the proper relative positions. To the upper faceof the ring, 28, are secured the pillow blocks, 31, which are inclined forwardly and toward each other as indicated in dotted linesin Fig.2. I I f I Rea-r axle brackets, are provided with sockets, e2, togcei e the, rear axle, 1c, and

substantial size, as shown.

The sockets, 32, are provldedat opposite corners with the spaced lugs, 35, and the sockets, 33, are provided at opposite corners wlth the similar spaced fingers, 36, extending, however, at right angles to the fingers,

35. i The sockets, 32 and 33, being each of less width than length, the fingers, 35 and 36, may be positioned on the sides thereof with the slots therebetween vertically aligned to receive the U-bolts, 37, extending under the axle, 10, and securing at their upper ends yokes, 38, which engage the upper edges of the stringers, 34, in slots, 39, sunk into the upper edges of the stringers. By tightening the nuts, 40, which secure the yokes, 38, in place, the entire assembly just described may be drawn into a rigid unit.

Braces, 41, are provided with loops, 42, which receive the U-bolts, 37, and are secured between the U-bolts and the axle, 10. The braces, 41, extend diagonally forward and upwardly, and are'secured at their upper ends to the stringers, 34, by means of bolts, 43. 7 -Before proceeding, itmay be mentioned that in assembling the wagon the braces, 41, are first slipped over the U-bolts, 37, the axle, 10, then being slipped, between the arms thereof, and the brackets B, positioned between the arms of the U-bolts with the lower lugs in proper position receiving the arms thereof and then moved downwardly until the socket, 32, engages the axle, 10. The upper ends of the U-bolt arms may then be sprung into place between the lugs, 36, and the stringers, 34, placed in position.

The forward ends of the stringers are secured to the pillow blocks, 31, by means of the bolts, 44, having heads countersunk into the upper ring, 28, as indicated in dotted lines in Figs. 5 and 6. The keyhole slot, 30, is so positioned that the front axle must be turned through 180 degrees from the position shown in Fig. 2 in order to secure the upper and lower rings together. When the axle is returned to its normal position, the lug, 27, will secure the rings together so'as to prevent them tipping relative to each other when a considerable pull is applied through the shaft to the front axle.

The wagon shaft, 45, is provided at its rear end with the rearwardly diverging draw bars, 46, having eyes, 47, linked into the eye bolts, 48, secured in the ends of the saddle, 15. Intermediate of their length the draw bars, 46, are flattened, as indicated at 49 in Fig. 5, to receive bolts, 50, securing the ends of a cross bar,51, to the draw bars.

The cross bar, 51, is bolted at 52 to the wagon shaft, 45, and thus a substantial hound construction is provided. It will be understood that the draw bars, 46, and the eye bolts, 48, are of fairly heavy material to stand the wear and strain necessarily imposed upon them.

The wagon box, C, has the bottom, 53, secured to the floor joists, 54, by means of straps, 55, extending through the ends of the joists and upwardly along the sides, 56, of the wagon box. Spaced cleats, 57, at the front and rear ends of the side boards, 56, serve to receive the end gates, 58 and 59, respectively, and arod, 60, is extended through the sides, 56, the inner cleats, 57, and the straps, 55, at the forward end of the wagon box and provided with a nut, 61. The rod,

60 serves to ti hten the sides 56 a ainst.

the end gate, 58, to hold it in place. A hook, 62, pivoted in an eye bolt, '63, secured in the inner cleat, 57, at the. rear end of one of the sides, 56, is adapted to be hooked into an eye bolt, 64, secured in the other inner cleat, 57, to secure the rear ends of the sides, 56, against the end gate, 59. The hook, 62, may be unhooked from the eye bolt, 64, and supported by the eye bolt, 65, in inoperative position against the side of the wagon box.

The wagon box, C, is secured to the stringers, 34, by means of nails, 66, extending through the joists, 54, and into the stringers, 34.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that my wagon is, when completely assembled, a rigid unit.

The wagon is designed to serve as a handy wagon around a farm, and may be used for many odd jobs for which a farmer would not care to utilize a more expensive. wagon.

It will be noted, as illustratedin Fig. 2, that the hubs of the wheels, 14 and 11, do not extend beyond the sides of the wagon. The farmer in driving adjacent the buildings of his farm or close to a feed rack will thus not be troubled by the wheel hubs catching against an object.

The stringers, 34, are so inclined and so positioned that they are spaced apart above the front axle a distance substantially sulficient to properly space the pillow blocks, 31, for proper securing to the fifth wheel ring. This is illustrated in Fig. 2. At the same time the rear ends of the stringers are spaced apart sufficiently to provide a steady foundation for the wagon box and a firm connection with the rear axle. Further, the forward ends of the stringers come to gether at a point somewhat ahead of the front of the wagon so as to provide a step for the operator in climbing into the wagon.

It may be mentioned here thatthe forward ends ofthe stringers are secured to gether by bolts, 67, extending therethrough.

The rear ends of the stringers extend beyond the rear of the wagon, as shown in Fig. 2, to provide steps.

In view of the uses to which the wagon isrespecially adapted, it is not necessary that the wagon box be removable, and the construction shown is therefore satisfactory and much simpler and less expensive than the ordinary wagon construction. Should it be desirable to repair the wagon, the construction is such as to permit ready repairment of a part. For instance, the brackets, B, may be readily removed without interfering'with the rest of the wagon assembly, by removing the nuts, 40, and simply drawing the U-bolts,-37, downwardly. By lifting up slightly on the stringer, 3-1, the brace may then be removed. Iy wagon is especially fitted for feed ing purposes around the barns of a farm.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my invention without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably inc-ludedwithin their scope.

I claim as my invention: I

1. A farm wagon including a pair of stringers secured together at their forward ends and spaced substantially apart at their rear ends, a pillow block secured to each stringer and spaced from the forward end thereof, an upper fifth wheel ring secured to said pillow blocks by bolts extending through the periphery of the ring through the pillow blocks and through the stringers, a front axle assembly having a lower fifth wheel ring engaging said upper fifth wheel ring, and a rear axle assembly secured to the rear ends of the stringers.

2. A farm wagon including a pair of stringers secured together at their forward ends and spaced substantially apart at their rear ends, a front axle assembly supporting the forward ends of the stringers, and a rear assembly supporting the rear ends of the stringers, including axle brackets having sockets at their lower ends positioned to receive the axle and upper sockets positioned to receive the stringers, and means for securing the axle, the brackets and the stringers together in rigid assembly.

3. A farm wagon including a pair of stringers secured together at their forward ends and spaced substantially apart at their rear ends, a front axle assembly supporting the forward ends of the stringers, and a rear assembly supporting the rear ends of the stringers, including brackets having channeled sockets to partially receive the axle and upper channeled sockets disposed in directions substantially perpendicular to the aforesaid channeled sockets, and adapted to receive the lower edges of the stringers, and means for securing the axle, the brackets and the stringers together in rigid assembly.

4. A farm wagon including a pair of stringers secured together at their forward ends and spaced substantially apart at their rear ends, a front axle assembly supporting the forward ends of the stringers and a rear assembly supporting the rear ends of the stringers, including bracket-s having channeled sockets to partially receive the axle and upper channeled socketsdisposed in directions substantially perpendicular to the aforesaid channeled sockets, and adapted to receive the lower edges of the stringers, and a. U-bolt extending around the axle and upwardly on either sid'efof each bracket and around its respective stringer, and provided with a yoke engaging the upper edge of its respective stringer.

5. A farm, wagon including a pair of stringers secured'together at their forward ends and substantially apart at their rear ends, a front axle assembly supporting the forward ends of the stringers, and a rear assembly supporting the rear ends of the stringers, including brackets having channeled sockets to partially receive the axle and upper channel sockets disposed in directions substantially perpendicular to the aforesaid channeied sockets, and adapted to receive the lower edges of the stringers,'a nd a U-bolt extending around the axle and up wardly on either side of each bracket and around its respective stringer, and provided wit-h a yoke engaging the upper edge of its respective stringer,-each bracket being provided with pairs of spaced lugs adapted to receive the arms of the respective Ubolts and position them securely relative to the.

bracket.

6. A farm wagon including a pair of stringers secured together at their forward ends and spaced substantially apart at their rear ends, a front axle assembly supporting the forward ends of the stringers, and a rear assembly supporting the rear ends of the stringers, including brackets having channeled sockets toypartially receive the axle and upper channeled sockets disposed in directions substantially perpendicular to the aforesaid channeled sockets, and adapted to receive the lower edges of the stringers, a U-bolt extending around the axle and upwardly on either side of each bracket and around its respective stringer, and provided with a yoke engaging the upper edge of its respective stringer, and braces having ends secured by the U-bolts adjacent the axle and extending forwardly and upwardly and secured to the stringers. V

.7. A farm wagon including a pair of stringers secured together at their forward ends and spaced substantially apart at their rear ends, a front axle assembly'supporting the forward ends of the stringers, and a rear I assembly supporting the rear. ends of the stringers, including brackets having channeled sockets to partially receive the axle and upper channeled sockets disposed in directions substantially perpendicular to the aforesaid channeledsockets, and adapted to receive the lower edges of the stringers, and a U-bolt extending around the axle and upwardly on either side of each bracket and around its respective stringer, and provided with a yoke engaging the upper edge of its respective stringer, and braces having ends provided with loo :5 adapted to receive the U-bolt-s and to be engaged between the U- bolts and the axle, said braces extending forwardly and upwardly and being secured to the stringers.

8. A farm wagon including a pair of stringers secured together at their forward ends and spared substantially apart at their rear ends, an upper fifth wheel ring secured beneath the stringers adjacent the forward ends thereof, a front axle assembly including an axle, a saddle secured on the upper face of the axle, a fifth wheel ring secured to the upper edge of the saddle midway of the ends thereof, a brace extending between the axle and the saddle and thence upwardly on either side thereof and secured to the periphery of the lower fifth wheel ring, and means for pivotally connecting the rings together.

9. In a wagon construction, a front axle assembly including an axle, a saddle secured to the upper face thereof, a fifth wheel ring secured to the upper edge of the saddle and disposed centrally of the ends thereof, a bracket having arms extending longitudinally between the saddle and axle and bolted to the saddle by means of bolts extending through the fifth wheel ring, through the saddle and through the ends of SEIlClzllHlS, said bracket also having arms extending laterally of said first mentioned arms, and diagonally upwardly and outwardly, and se cured to the periphery of the said fifth wheel ring. V

10. In a wagon construction, a front axle and hound assembly including an axle, a saddle fixed torthe upper face thereof, a fifth wheel ring securedto the upper edge of the saddle and positionedlcentrally of the ends thereof, a shaft, a pair of draw bars fixed to said'shaft at a position spaced from the rear end thereof, said draw bars extending rearwardlyand outwardly, and being pivotally secured adjacent the ends of the saddle, and a cross piece secured at its center to the rear end of the shaft, and at its ends to the draw bars intermediate of their length.

Signed at Sioux City, in the county of lVoodbury and State of Iowa, this 26th day of January, 1925.

HARVEY N. HARRISON. 

